There are people these days who can do things on the guitar which are beyond my reach. There's one guy who plays with Queen who can do things I would dream of doing. I sincerely mean that.

Every time you pick up your guitar to play, play as if it's the last time.

My driving philosophy about making music is that you can reduce it all down to one note if that note is played with the right kind of sincerity.

Risk is trying to control something you are powerless over.

Music survives everything, and like God, it is always present. It needs no help, and suffers no hindrance.

It's been up to me to inspire me.

One of the most beneficial things I've ever learned is how to keep my mouth shut.

All along this path I tread, my heart betrays my weary head, with nothing but my love to save, from the cradle to the grave.

Music became a healer for me. And I learned to listen with all my being. I found that it could wipe away all fear and confusion.

For me there is something primitively soothing about this music, and it went straight to my nervous system, making me feel ten feet tall.

Would you know my name, if I saw you in Heaven?

The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future.

A little attention, a little kindness, a little thoughtfulness are worth more than all the wealth in the world.

Imagine who you could be, what you could accomplish-if only you could get out of your own way.

It is impossible for the sane to truly understand madness.

We can overcome division only by refusing to be divided.

My existence is about making movies, so I've just got to rock and roll with the punches. You want to make movies on telephones, I'm there.

You can't go back again, even if you wanted to. But you can own your own life, mistakes and all.

Walking the streets of Charleston in the late afternoons of August was like walking through gauze or inhaling damaged silk.

What has spread all over the world is not yoga. It is not even non-yoga; it is un-yoga.